Brian King

Brian King is a corporate healthcare associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Brian practices within the Firm’s healthcare department and advises his clients on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, transactional and corporate matters, including state and federal fraud and abuse laws, licensure laws, contract negotiations and complex due diligence matters. Brian’s clients include pharmacies, DME/HME providers, laboratories, wholesale distributors, hospitals and surgical centers, PBMs, drug manufacturers, and telehealth/telepharmacy providers, as well as private equity firms, lenders and other healthcare investors.

As both an attorney and a registered pharmacist, he is familiar with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, the False Claims Act and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. Brian focuses many aspects of his practice on pharmacy law, where he tackles complex legal issues faced by pharmacies, wholesale distributors, drug and device manufacturers, hospitals, DME suppliers, ambulatory surgical centers and other health care providers. He also has notable experience with controlled substance regulations and is poised to assist clients navigate the opioid crisis. Because of his experience as a pharmacist, he understands many of the unique compliance issues and business objectives that are specific for the healthcare industry.